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ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 20: Featherweight fighters Marcus Brimage and Maximo Blanco square off during the UFC 145 official weigh in at Fox Theatre on April 20, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Maximo Blanco

TRAINING: It all depends on which day, but usually running or cardio work in the morning, then sparring in the evening.When and why did you start training for fighting? I was a national wrestling champion of Venezuela and I was recruited by Sendai Ikuei High School in Japan. Ikuei is known for a wrestling powerhouse in Japan.

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